Memorial: Richard Westcott

A gathering for Richard Westcott will take place at 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19, at Wink Jaffe Park in Woody Creek.Westcott, of Old Snowmass, died of lung cancer on Aug. 4. He came to Aspen in the early 1970s for a year of skiing and biking and never left. He taught skiing, did some ski racing and became an expert stonecutter and mason. Cremation took place in Glenwood Springs. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Roaring Fork Hospice, P.O. Box 1970, Glenwood Springs, CO 81602.